Wouldn’t a 65,000 seat brand spanking new modern stadium be great???? Or no?
Kinnick Stadium / New Stadium poll
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In 5 years they should clone what they did in the north end zone and redo the south the same way. Update concessions and bathrooms on the east and west side after that.
It would be great but the price tag would be staggering.
It just seems like tradition is going out the window as time moves along.
The day the South end zone was completed it was too flat...too open. Who the hell designs and then reviews these projects? They're not going to re-do the South...it's less than 20 years old.
Kinnick will make it to 100. By then, a new one may be in the works.
If a new stadium is built at some point, it should go here. Plenty of space for parking, good access, CAMBUS already runs there. University owns the land.
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No. Remodel the south end zone and keep Kinnick tradition alive. You just can’t replicate or better the atmosphere.
1) Old stadium with character
2) Fans close to field
3) Children's hospital
4) Pink Locker rooms
5) Local flavor with the residential homes/parking that adds safe haven for drinking when not in a public parking lot. (VERY IMPORTANT BENEFIT)
5) Bring back Hawkeye Express
‘Stachio, not a good poll here for the old timers who need to hold on to memories.
Where will all the additional money go say in 6 or 7 years. Operating expenses won’t increase that rapidly.
Sorry man. I love tradition too. But maybe we are dinosaurs? I go to some of the new stadiums and think damn this is nice. But also love the cramped compacted cell signal/ Wi-Fi blocking Kinnick. Biggest wish is much better food options. Get some dang food trucks in there.
This is a serious question?
The layout of Kinnick Stadium is 75% of the reason it’s unbelievably hard to play there as a visiting team. Flushing that down the toilet would be among the dumbest things in the history of Iowa athletics.
The layout of Kinnick Stadium is 75% of the reason it’s unbelievably hard to play there as a visiting team. Flushing that down the toilet would be among the dumbest things in the history of Iowa athletics.
And we would lose the aura of Kinnick with the fans right on top of the players. The ONLY college stadium named for a heisman winner/war hero, needs to stay the "Home of the Hawkeyes"....
Don’t think fans 20 years from now will care so much about that. How is it different than the Vikings with US Bank stadium? It’s loud as hell.
No
How about Wrigley and Fenway? Bulldoze them. No. Absolutely not. No. Never ever ever ever.
They are dumps truthfully.
Rebuilding south stands like the north pretty much accomplishes the same thing as building an entirely new stadium for a fraction of the cost. New bathrooms, etc. And putting food trucks in the space created by doing that along with other family game day activities would also work really well.
You are probably right though that the U has been keeping that Mormon Trek parcel in their pocket in anticipation of the hospital eventually demanding the stadium space for expansion. Though I'm now certain the publicity from the Wave has permanently killed any desire for a stadium relocation.
You are probably right though that the U has been keeping that Mormon Trek parcel in their pocket in anticipation of the hospital eventually demanding the stadium space for expansion. Though I'm now certain the publicity from the Wave has permanently killed any desire for a stadium relocation.
Excellent point SP, that no one had brought up to this point. Would Iowa really destroy the best new tradition in college football?
I don’t see them building a new stadium that puts the fans as close to the field as they are now, so I’d prefer to remodel the current site. The wave also wouldn’t be the same if it’s fifteen miles away. That PR might be nightmare enough for the hospital not to think of expanding to Kinnick’s current spot. On top of those reasons, the entire football facility is built around the current stadium. It’d be a lot more expensive than just the extraordinary price of building a new stadium if offices and practice facilities are moved as well.
The "wave" is quite the phenomenon. In just a few years it has become the number 1 ranked tradition in CF over others that are 100 years old.
It absolutely is the coolest hands down.
And ****ing awesome.
I putting out a hit on the AD that tries get rid of Kinnick Stadium.
Like this idea, make the south end zone like the north end zone, loud. Call me old school but I don’t want a stadium so comfortable that fans sit on their asses. I’m proud of Kinnick being known as a difficult place to play for opponents. I also don’t want the stadium further from where most of the students live.
Carver is a dump and not a good one. Replace that place.
It’s vastly different. The Vikings played at the Dome and before that the Met. Their new place is a complete upgrade. It’s not a good comparison. A new stadium at Iowa would not be an upgrade, unless better bathrooms and concession stands are vital to someone.
This and adding a thin strip of luxury boxes or something to the East grandstand. The south endzone is such a lazy design failure.
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This shouldn’t even be a question….if they knock down the south end zone and replicate the north we are golden. The north is unreal and perfectly done….it shows just how bad the south was the day it debuted.
Now Carver, that’s an absolute dump. Knock that place down and take it downtown (I can dream) or out to HRTC where at least there is parking for those frigid winter games.
Now Carver, that’s an absolute dump. Knock that place down and take it downtown (I can dream) or out to HRTC where at least there is parking for those frigid winter games.
UIHC would love to get their hands on the Kinnick Stadium property. Every brick would be gone in a matter of months.
Bowlsby made a study of what it would cost to build a new stadium west of US 218 on Melrose. $1 billion and no home field atmosphere. That was nearly 20 years ago, so imagine the cost now. Not going to happen.
I get that the south EZ is not good, but at the time it was built it was pretty great.
Iowa didn't have the kind of money they have now. But they got rid of the tennis courts and built that very cool pavilion. It was an amazing transformation - at the time.
Iowa didn't have the kind of money they have now. But they got rid of the tennis courts and built that very cool pavilion. It was an amazing transformation - at the time.
I just can't figure out why they had to leave those little grass corner pieces.
Kinnick Stadium overall is a classic stadium. It became better when they widened seats, greatly updated the 1930's bathrooms, added more water fountains, etc.
And yes, the south endzone is ok, way better than it was but the NOrth End Zone looks very integrated to the grandstands as if it original structure.
With the huge TV money they could replace the bench seats in some middle grandstand sections with individual seats, charge everyone for nice seating, and charge a higher ticket charge.
Homage to the old knothole sections plus it looks better than concrete.
Can they figure out WiFi? Can about 1/2 the ads, have people figure out which ramp to go up to get to their seat, redo the south end zone….
I love the exterior of the South end zone as it matches the character of kinnick, but agree the functional design was head scratching. On the flip side, hate hate hate the exterior of the north end zone, but it looks badass from inside the stadium.
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